Chapter 90 of Season 1 of The Genius Archer's Streaming

31. Almond's Practice (4)

There was an old saying.

Five minutes before chaos.

Boom... Bang...

Colorful fireworks shot up from the box.

Vroom!

The engine sound felt hasty.

Thud, thud!

Urgent footsteps approaching through the swamp.

'Chaos has begun.'

All of this was telling him that chaos had erupted.

Even though it wasn't a popular spot, the airdrop that landed in this remote forest was worth checking out.

And if you got a legendary weapon from the airdrop, winning first place would be much easier.

'I can't use guns.'

Almond doesn't use guns, not because he can't, but because he chooses not to.

In any case, guns are ultimately meaningless to him.

Still, he rushed to the airdrop.

Even if it wasn't a gun, there might be something else good inside, and he needed to prevent others from getting a legendary gun.

Click!

He quickly opened the airdrop box.

There were three items inside.

One of them was golden.

"Wow..."

Wasn't this almost the first time he got an item of Hero grade or higher?

Almond quickly put on the bulletproof vest and ghillie suit one after another.

Rustle.

The ghillie suit, a legendary item, was really good in this jungle map.

'Really hard to see.'

When hiding in the bushes, even his own arms were hard to see due to the camouflage.

The bulletproof vest was undoubtedly good, being of Hero grade. There was no need to question it.

Vroom!

The sound of an engine was now close.

Almond quickly chose one of the many bushes and took a shooting stance.

Swish.

Thanks to the ghillie suit, he blended into the background as if wearing an invisibility cloak.

* * *

The player who thought he arrived first slammed the car door and exclaimed.

"Wow!"

He cautiously approached the box, using his car as cover. He was clearly excited but not in a hurry.

"Hold on."

He noticed someone's footprints.

There are always players who wait to ambush others when they open the box.

He had been a victim of this more than once.

"Hmph."

He got back into his car and slowly drove it close to the box.

"This way, they can't shoot."

His strategy worked. From Almond's position, there was no angle to shoot from. The only angle he could shoot from was the path he had already taken, which was very safe.

Almond nodded.

'Smart.'

The opponent was clever and quite experienced with cover.

"Uh-huh."

But that was his downfall.

Or rather, his cause of death.

He trusted the cover too much.

Swoosh!

After a sound like a snake's tongue, an arrow pierced his forehead.

Thud!

"Ugh! What, what!?"

He was wearing a good helmet.

He didn't die in one shot.

"Where... where...?"

Another arrow flew.

Thud!

He reacted quickly. The arrow hit his shoulder instead of his head.

This extended his life.

But there was no solution.

"Where... where...?"

He couldn't figure out where the arrows were coming from. In disbelief, he turned around.

Swoosh!

Another arrow flew.

"Wha?!"

He turned around the parked car, and the arrow flew.

It didn't just change direction by 45 degrees but almost 90 degrees.

A huge arrowhead was suddenly in front of him.

'Is this even possible?'

It was too late to react.

Thud!

This time, it hit him squarely between the eyes, and he trembled and fell to the ground, paralyzed.

"Phew. That was a quick one."

The opponent reacted faster than expected. It was fortunate that he didn't fire a rapid shot.

If he had, the arrows would have hit the body twice.

"Anyway, one down."

The kill count in the mission section increased by one.

The system counts kills from the moment the mission starts, so this was just the first kill.

- Damn, that curve shot is ridiculous.

- lololol

- Is this even allowed? lol

- It feels like committing a crime. Like cheating alone ㅠㅠㅠ

- Shy Lü Bu is done for lololol

A more refined curve shot.

The viewers were already worried about 'Shy Lü Bu's' wallet.

"Looks like a few more will come."

The hunt for players targeting the airdrop was just beginning.

At least four, maybe up to ten, could come for the airdrop.

"Yes. Thank you for the support, Lü Bu."

- lolololol

- Why ignore the last part!

- Almond: No! Go back!

- lolololol

- Sad ㅠㅠㅠ

'They're coming.'

Almond, who had been chatting with the viewers, closed his mouth.

Thud...

The footsteps he had been hearing for a while were now quite loud. He had to be careful even with his whispers for the broadcast.

Thud. Thud.

The opponent, who had been approaching through the sticky swamp, stopped.

'...?'

Why did they stop?

Almond, who could only hear the sound, couldn't figure it out.

He looked back at the airdrop and realized why.

A car was parked right in front of the airdrop.

It was too obvious. Someone had already taken the airdrop or died while taking it.

A smart person wouldn't approach.

They would either give up on the airdrop and leave or wait to ambush someone else.

Either way, Almond was safe for now.

But—

Thud! Thud!

The opponent was now approaching even faster.

'What?'

This was unexpected.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

They were running like a madman.

Now, he could see the opponent through the moving bushes.

It was such a troll play that Almond almost said, 'Are they crazy?'

Whoosh!

The opponent, who had emerged from the bushes, rushed to the airdrop box, looking very desperate.

'Ah!'

He understood why they ran so fast.

It wasn't a troll play.

The opponent was injured and bleeding. They would be out anyway, so they were taking a gamble.

But...

"Unfortunately for you."

Whoosh!

The reward for that gamble was Almond's arrow.

"!"

The moment the opponent realized the box was empty.

Thud!

An arrow, curved from behind the car, pierced his head.

His helmet was already broken.

So it was a one-shot kill.

Thud!

Mud splattered as the kill log appeared.

It was a clean shot.

Almond looked at his arrow again.

'The speed and everything... definitely better.'

Rare-grade arrows.

Just one level higher, but definitely better than regular ones.

They flew even cleaner than expected.

Faster and more powerful, naturally.

One level difference made this much of a difference. This is why Battle Royale is a farming game.

Almond realized the importance of farming again.

He wished for a Hero-grade arrow or at least a bow.

While he was thinking,

Rumble...

An ominous rumble was felt.

"!"

Several Jeeps were heading this way. Whether it was because of the airdrop or the blue zone, he didn't know.

In any case, there were several.

Players in cars rarely fight each other because it's hard to shoot while driving.

Vroom!

Now, the rumble was audible, and the engine sound was clear.

He could see three Jeeps coming from a distance.

Squish!

The tires cutting through the swamp. Powerful four-wheel-drive vehicles.

Rumble! Rumble!

The cars were bumping into each other.

They were trying to block each other while all heading for the airdrop.

Screech!

The lead car, probably seeing the parked car, hit the brakes.

"Hey! Over there!"

No, it wasn't because of the parked car.

They saw Almond in the ghillie suit.

'How could they see from that distance?'

The ghillie suit is hard to see. How did they spot him?

- They must have a thermal camera.

- The thing on his head is a thermal camera, how did he see? ㅅㅂ lol

- ㄹㅇ lucky...

- This is Almond.

Ah, they must have a thermal camera.

"Over there! That guy took the airdrop!!!"

The camera operator shouted loudly.

He was asking for help.

It wouldn't be considered teaming, so he couldn't report it.

It was a compromise based on the situation.

Battle Royale encourages using situations where interests align.

Rat-tat-tat-tat!

Three players got out of the Jeeps and started shooting.

They used the windows and doors of the Jeeps as cover to shoot at Almond.

The trees in front of Almond exploded.

Bang!

A tree fell, and mud splattered.

Thud!

"Ugh..."

One of the bullets grazed Almond's abdomen.

Luckily, the Hero-grade bulletproof vest prevented any damage. He just felt a shock.

Almond rolled and hid behind a rock.

Rat-tat-tat-tat!

The gunfire continued, but none of the shots hit. Almond was invisible.

Even with thermal vision, they couldn't see through the rock. That's only in movies.

Almond carefully took out his bow and drew it.

'Rock and Jeep...'

A rock in front of Almond, and the enemies were using the Jeep to block his shots.

Double cover. But it wasn't a problem.

If he could visualize the right path, cover was meaningless to Almond.

He could now curve his shots from almost any angle.

'I need to hit the driver's seat by curving around the passenger side.'

Shooting from the front, he planned to shoot through the side window.

Even as he thought it, it seemed impossible.

Creak...

His right hand, drawing the bowstring, was full of confidence.

He had to break the glass, so he drew the bow tightly.

'This arrow will do it.'

He had to fire three rapid shots before the enemy moved.

"Hey... where? Hey! Don't shoot! Take the ghillie suit first..."

They were making a show of not shooting each other, thinking the car was safe.

'The one with the thermal camera first.'

Seizing the opportunity, Almond released his bowstring.

An arrow flew into the blind spot of their complacency.

Swoosh...

A sound like a snake's tongue, followed by the glass shattering loudly.

Crash!!!

"Hey?!"

Naturally, they were startled when the side window shattered unexpectedly.

The arrow that shattered the glass lost its force and fell. But—

Swoosh.

The second arrow, with a snake-like sound, pierced his head.

Thud!

"Ugh!"

His helmet broke.

Then another one.

Thud!

The third arrow pierced his head like a skewer.

'Done.'

The most troublesome one was dead.

"Wh-what...?"

The eyes of his companions (?) widened.

At that moment—

Bang!

Another window shattered.

The enemy, realizing it was his turn, was startled.

"Damn, here... Gah!"

There was no time to react.

Thud!

Another arrow, in quick succession, pierced his back of the head.

He didn't have a helmet.

The last one, instead of shooting back, grabbed the steering wheel.

"Damn it!"

It was a wise move since there was no angle to shoot from.

But he didn't have a helmet, and the window was open.

And the arrow was faster than his driving.

Thud!

A sharp arrow pierced his head.

Bright red blood splattered the front window.

"Gah...!"

Beep! Beep! Beep!

His face hit the horn, making a loud noise.

- Got him;;;

- Six consecutive curve shots, what is this?

- No way, all through the windows?

- Almond: Korean football can't score better than me

- Doratman...

"Three more kills."

Almond said this and, without any hesitation, hid back in the bushes. He scanned the area with keen eyes, ready for the next hunt.

The loud horn would definitely attract more people.